Joao competed in Olympic weightlifting for two years, got very strong, then returned to swimming and discovered his flutter kick was worse than ever. The back squat doesn't translate to kick speed beyond a threshold because propulsion comes from terminal knee extension and the posterior chain — not raw quad strength. His rule of thumb: 1 to 1.5x bodyweight squat is plenty for non-breaststrokers; everything past that is recovery cost with minimal swim return.
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